Culinary vessel.



M. PEARL.

GULINARY VESSEL.

APPLIOATION'FILED MAR.10,191I.

Patented Mar. 4, 1913.

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' igoaaovar I borough of Brooklyn, in the county ofKings- To all whom itmay concern:

Be it known that 1, MAX PEARL, a citizen linary Vessels,

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vof tbeUnited Sta es, residing in Jew York,

and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Cuof which the following is a specification. This invention relatesto an improved arrangement of culinary vessels and covers therefor bywhich the cover can be quickly removed or replaced on the vessel asrequired by cooking operations. r

The invention relates also to an improved false bottom for the i vesselby means of which food in the vessel is held away from the; vessel,thereby preventing the burning Jm kitchens. i

' showing modified forms of the device forof the same, and the inventionrelates further to an improved coverfor the vessel by means of which thevessel may be entirely closed bythe cover or the cover may be adaptedasa strainer for soup or other-substances which the vessel may containso as to prevent the'eoarser vegetables or the hkefrom being removedwith the soup.- The cover may. also .be usedfor pouring off hot waterWhen boiling potatoes and for other purposes connected 1T0 this end myinvention consists of a vessel provided with a coverhaving lugs on thecover projecting beneath the rim of'the vess'el and a lever or clipmovable to engage the rim of the vessel oppositethe lugs for-holdn I Ii.

" the inv'ention'this lever 18 bifurcated at the ing the cover on thevessel. In one form of inner end,-one prong engaging over the edge ofthe cover and the other prong engaging under said edge.

The 'invention consists further ofa false bottoin'ad 'ustably disposedin the bottom of "the yessel; and the invention also consists in a coverfor the vessel comprising a cover plate having an opening and a centerpost,

and a strainer plate prov ded with a handle having a tubular open ng forfirmlyengagmg said post. 3

In the acco npany ngdravvlngs,Flgure l represents'a perspective view ofa culinary vessel showing one form of the invent-ion,

Fig. 2 is a vertical, central section on an enlarged scale through thecover and body of the vessel and a portion of the handle, Fig.

3 shows the retaining lugs of the cover, Figs. 4 and 5 are vertical,central sections through a, portion of the cover, body, and handle,

with. cooking operations Iatented Mar. 4,1913.

Referring to the drawings: the vessel 5 is shown providedi'vvith astraight outwardlyextending handle (iand a slightly projecting rim 7.The cover 8 of the vessel is headed ou the edges so as to inclose a wire9 and this wire is'.bent dovvnyvardly at certain points to form lugs 10engaging under the rim 7 These lugs are placed some distance apart andon the opposite sides of the vesselfrom the handle 6, and when the coveris" placed on the, vessel-these lugs serve for holding one side of thecover in place. other side of the cover is held in place by The means ofa' suitable locking device. The locking device int-his embodiment of theinvention comprisesh lever 12 fu'lcrumed as at 13* on the handlefi; theouter end of the ,lever is provided with a button 13 of some heatinsulating materia;l and also with a? springl l secured to the lever andpressing against the handle 16 whereby the inner forked end 11, 15', ofthe lever is held in engagernent withjthe beaded edge of the cover andholds the same in engagement with the rim? off-the vessel. When a is.desired to remove the cover the button 13 is depressed and the inner endof the lever raised so that the cover-is released and canbe removed theretaining lug 10 should be placed under raisedso that the opposite sideofthe rim of the cover can be placed under the upper from the vessel.When replacing the cover,

member 11 of said fork for being locked by the same.

In Fig. 4, the locking'device takes the form of a lever 12 fulerumed onthe handle 6 at 13 the inner end. of the lever being bifurcated, theupper member ofthe' fork being adaptedto engage over the edge of thecover 8 and hold the same firmly upon the vessel The lower Ineinber15 ofthe fork engages under the edge of the cover, and when it is desired toremove the cover it is only necessary to press upon the button 13 of thelever, the lower member I5 of the fork then forcing the edge of thecover away from the vessel so that the cover may be readily removed.A'compression spring 14 between the button head and the handle 6?retains the same therein;

The cover 8 is provided w th'a dependent handle on its concave or underside and with an upwardly extending center post 26 projecting above theconvex or top side oi said cover. This center post has at its upper enda rounded knob 21 and it is provided with an open sl0t'27 which extendsdownward through the center post into the shank thereof. To thecover-handle is rigidly secured a strainer-plate 24 having pen forai'edportions 25 and also u-nperforated portions, any of which are adapted tobe turned into register with suitable openings in the cover 8 wherebythe vessel may be entirely closed, when the unperforated part is inregister with said opening, or whereby when said perforated part is inregister with .the opening the cover for the vessel .is formed into asuitable strainer The slotted --knobbed.center post 26 is lat-- erallyexpansible and the knob 21 thereof. is friction tight against the sidesof the socket of the handle 23 of the strainer and operates to hold saidcover and strainer together. separated the center post-serves as ahandle for the convex side of the cover. In order to protect the foodsbeing cooked the vessel against burning, or sticking on the bottom ofthe vessel, I have provided a false bottom or protector 30 comprising abasket like compartment having perform tions 31 therein, by means ofwhich the liq? I uids in the ves'selmay flow from the lower to the upperpart of the vessel and vice. verse, in order to secure a propercirculation. The side of the protector 30 engages with the walls of thevessel frictionally and is held in position firmly enough to remain' inany position placed, so that it ma be easily Withdrawn by means of thebail or handle 32.suitably secured to the hooks 33 at the sides of theprotector. Because of the frictional connection between the protector 3Oandthe walls of the vessel, the protector m'ay' be placed at any heightde sired from the bottomofthe protector, as

may be required for being cooked. ltlvinvention the particular articletherefore consistsfof a culinary vessel provided with a cover havinglugs 'proiectingbeneath the. rim, and a lever or c ip movable to engagethe rim of the ressel'opposite the lugs for holding the cover upon thevessel; also in the false bottom, and the cover with detachablestrainerplate. v 5 .v

1 I do not limit myself to theexact formof the-invention as hereindescribed, and various changes ma be made in the details ofconstruction-wit out departing from the spirit of the invention. i

A further modification is shown in Figs. 5

When the strainer and cover areheld down Having thus described myinvention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1 The combination with a culinary vessel, provided with a handle, of acover pro- :vided with one or more lugs in its circum ference, and aspring actuated lever secured to the handle, the inner-end of said leverhaving two prongs, one of which engages above the rim of the cover andthe other below said rim.

2. The combination with a-culinary vessel having a handle and anoutwardly projected beaded rim, of a cover having a-do'wnwardlyextending rim adapted to fit around the rim of the vessel, lugs on therim of the cover, and adapted to-engage under the rim of the vessel anda lever on said handle having a bifurcated inner end having upper.

and lower forks, said upper forkengaglng over the rim of the cover tohold the same in place, said lower fork engaging under the rim of thecover and adapted to push the cover from.the vessel when said lever ismoved.

31A culinary vessel cover comprising a cover plate provided with anupwardly projecting laterally elastic post having a knob,

at its upper end and an open slot extending downward through said knobinto the shank of the post, and a detachable strainer plate fitting oversaid cover plate and provided with a hollow handle formin'ga socket,said laterally expansible center post frictionally -.engaging by itsknob the wall of said socket for holding said plates together andserving as a handle forthe cover'when the plates are separated.

' 4.- A culinary vessel cover comprising a cover plate provided with acentral opening, a,center post'p ovided with a dependent handle and witan upward split exten= sion projecting through said opening and providedwith an expansible head, and a detachable strainer, plate adapted tosurmount said cover plate and provided with a v hollqw'handle closed atits upper end and adapted to frictionally enga e and cover theexpansible extension of sai center post.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention,-.I have signedmy name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MAX PEARL. Witnesses:

Joni: MUR'I'AGH, L.'J. MURPHY.

